KM Ehsanul Haque Peyara

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KM Ehsanul Haque Peyara (died 2021) was the defence secretary of Bangladesh. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

In 1969, Peyara joined the Pakistan Taxation Service. [4]

Peyara was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Defence on 27 November 2001 replacing M. Idris Ali. [5]

In August 2004, Mejbah Uddin Ahmed replaced Peyara as the secretary of defence after his retirement. [5] [4] The Parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Defence questioned him over the court martialing of 17 Bangladesh Navy officers regarding irregularities involved in the purchase of BNS Bangabandhu. [6] He told the standing committee that he was not informed by the navy about the incident. [6]

Personal life

Peyara was married to Najma. [7] They had two daughters, Tumpa and Tatum. [7]

Death

Peyara died on 9 May 2021 in St. Louis, United States at the age of 76. [8] [7]

References

  1. ↑ Haque, Saquiba. "Ode to a father by his daughter". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  2. ↑ "Peacekeeping now a multi-national affairs: FM". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  3. ↑ চলে গেলেন সাবেক প্রতিরক্ষা সচিব এহসানুল হক. Barta24.com (in Bengali). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Former defense secretary Ehsanul Haque dies". The Business Standard. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  5. 1 2 "Ex-Secretaries". www.mod.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. 1 2 "JS body to discuss court-martialling of 17 navy men". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  7. 1 2 3 "Helpline launched to address labour issues ahead of Eid". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  8. ↑ "Ex-defence secy Ehsanul Haque dies". New Age. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
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